Flashy as can be: The Asus ROG Strix Flare II Animate keyboard

Produced by Sean Dacanay. Transcript coming soon.

Specs at a glance: Asus ROG Strix Flare II Animate
Switches Asus ROG NX Red or Brown
Keycaps Doubleshot PBT plastic
Connectivity options USB-A cable
Backlighting Per-key RGB
Size 17.13×6.5×1.5 inches
(435×165×38 mm)
Weight 2.55 lbs (1,157 g)
Warranty 1 year
Price (MSRP) $220
Other perks USB passthrough port, keycap puller, switch puller

Switches, keycaps, chassis colors, backlighting—many features bring personality to mechanical keyboards. But for the flashiest among us, they're not enough. If you've ever looked at an RGB keyboard and still yearned for more pizzazz, Asus' ROG Strix Flare II Animate is for you.

LEDs go wild on this keyboard, from the bright RGB backlight to the hundreds of mini LEDs above the numpad that create pixellated animations to varying degrees of success. You'll need to love LEDs to be drawn to the keyboard, but they're not the Flare II Animate's sole selling point.

Even without the display, this is a premium keyboard with hot-swappable switches, quality keycaps, programmable keys, and on-board memory. For serious gamers, the board claims 0.125 ms input lag compared to most keyboards' 1 ms.

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